Division I · Southern Conference
Furman University Women's Track & Field
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
65
Roster
20 over the D-I cap of 45
$1.3M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$19,291
Per roster spot
median $10,430
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a women's track & field team in the Southern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 65 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,253,929, above the median of $939k — $19,291 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 20 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 987, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,197,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,120 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#127Team budgetof 348 · Division I#70Spend per playerof 348 · Division I#280Roster sizeof 348 · Division I#75APRof 348 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's track & field program
Roster sizes (cap 45)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster65 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 20 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,253,929 for the year
- Operating expenses$183,864 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,291 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,197,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,120 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$115,162 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rita Gary head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robert Gary | Director of Cross Country / Track & Field / Men's Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Logan Roberts | Assistant Coach / Men's Distance Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Jack Blyth | Assistant Coach / Women's Distance Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Cope | Assistant Coach / Sprints, Hurdles, & Jumps | On file · sign in |
| Mickey McCauley | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →65on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4565
20 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,253,929 $19,291 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,197,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $115,162
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Furman University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Track & Field program65 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 28 | $389k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 43 | $310k | — | 100% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 14 | $57k | — | 40% | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference | 27 | 81 | $474k | 944 | 70% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 96 | $3.8M | 990 | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 29 | 82 | $1.1M | 996 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 30 | 32 | $163k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 70 | $287k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 41 | 18 | $72k | — | 61% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 48 | 83 | $453k | 988 | 94% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University 48 over cap | 93 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | vs | |
| Furman University 20 over cap | 65 | $1.3M | $19,291 | 995 | vs | |
| Wofford College 37 over cap | 82 | $1.1M | $13,212 | 996 | vs | |
| Tennessee Technological University 23 over cap | 68 | $654k | $9,610 | 974 | vs | |
| Virginia Military Institute 45 over cap | 90 | $519k | $5,771 | 970 | vs | |
| The Citadel 21 over cap | 66 | $494k | $7,487 | 986 | vs | |
| Mercer University room for 18 | 27 | $468k | $17,321 | 981 | vs | |
| Western Carolina University 55 over cap | 100 | $405k | $4,051 | 967 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 31 over cap | 76 | $369k | $4,849 | 993 | vs | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 3 over cap | 48 | $166k | $3,461 | 983 | vs | |
| East Tennessee State University 4 over cap | 49 | $127k | $2,591 | 979 | vs |
Every Southern Conference women's track & field program · Women's Track & Field budgets ranked